RFD News & Views
— April 13, 2025We can’t avoid the 8,000-pound elephant in the room any longer, so this week’s column will focus on tariffs and agricultural trade. You will also find valuable information on how…
Tag: Gov. J.B. Pritzker
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Pritzker hopes trade mission to Mexico sparks investment
— April 9, 2025Gov. J.B. Pritzker wrapped up a four-day trip to Mexico City, hopeful a trade mission to Mexico will yield new economic development in Illinois, even as tariffs threaten the stability…
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Community colleges see enrollment spike
— March 26, 2025SPRINGFIELD — Enrollment at Illinois community colleges grew to more than 285,000 in the spring semester, an 8.9 percent increase over a year ago and the largest spring-to-spring…
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Proponents fight for more Early Intervention funding
— March 15, 2025First in a series looking at Early Intervention advocates’ continued push for more state funding Stephanie Jimenez was concerned every time she walked to the school bus stop to…
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Lawsuit threatens minority teacher scholarships
— March 1, 2025SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has proposed continuing the funding for a program aimed at getting more minority teachers in classrooms as a conservative legal strategist challenges…
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School cellphone ban clears Senate comittee
— March 26, 2025SPRINGFIELD — Legislation that would prohibit public school students from using cellphones and other wireless communication devices during class time cleared a Senate committee March…
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Deerfield school district under investigation for accommodating trans student
— March 24, 2025A controversy surrounding Deerfield School District 109 has led to an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education for reported Title IX violations. The enforcement of middle…
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Pritzker: Ban cellphones in classroom
— March 12, 2025Are cellphones a useful tool or a distraction in the classroom? According to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, they’re a distraction, and he has proposed banning them during classroom instruction. …
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